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Djibouti-Ambouli Airport (HDAM/JIB) is the principal international gateway for Djibouti City and the Republic of Djibouti, sitting at the southern approach to the Bab-el-Mandeb strait and the entrance to the Red Sea. It offers a single long, lit hard-surfaced runway with an ILS, and shares its ramp with a significant military presence, making it a notable stop for sim pilots flying the Horn of Africa.
Djibouti-Ambouli Airport, identified by the ICAO code HDAM and IATA code JIB, is the main civil and military airfield serving Djibouti City. It combines scheduled international air service with a substantial military footprint, being collocated with Camp Lemonnier, a base used by foreign armed forces. For a simulator pilot, it is a useful hub for flights around the Horn of Africa and the southern Red Sea, offering a long precision-approach runway and a mix of airline and military traffic.
The airfield lies at coordinates 11.5472N, 43.1594E in Djibouti City, Djibouti Region, at the southwestern end of the Gulf of Aden approaches near the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. Field elevation is 36 feet above mean sea level.
Djibouti-Ambouli has a single physical runway aligned 09/27. Runway 09 is 10,326 feet long and Runway 27 is 9,594 feet long; both are hard-surfaced and lit, and an ILS is available for Runway 27.
Air-to-ground voice communication is available on 759.5 MHz. Approach and departure control (RDO APP/DEP) operates on 121.1 MHz, the tower (TWR) on 122.1 MHz, and ground (GND) on 118.1 MHz. An ATIS broadcast is transmitted on 126.4 MHz, with a further channel (UC) on 128.1 MHz. An ILS is provided for Runway 27.
Djibouti-Ambouli continues to function as a dual-use civil and military aerodrome, hosting scheduled international airline services alongside Camp Lemonnier, a base used by foreign military forces stationed in Djibouti. The runway's length and available ILS approach to Runway 27 support a wide range of aircraft types operating into the field.
